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The sick mans salve Wherein the faithful christians may learn both how to behave…The sycke mans salue VVherin the faithfull christians may learne both how to behaue…
The sick mans salve Wherein the faithful christians may learn both how to behave them selves patiently and thankfully, in the time of sickness, and also virtuously to dispose their temporal goods, and finally to prepare them selves gladly and godly to die. Made and newly recognised by Master Tho. Becon. 1561.The sycke mans salue VVherin the faithfull christians may learne both how to behaue them selues paciently and thankefully, in the tyme of sickenes, and also vertuously to dispose their temporall goodes, and finally to prepare them selues gladly and godly to die. Made and newly recognised by Maister Tho. Becon. 1561.
London: printed by John Day, 1561London: printed by Iohn Day, 1561
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Chri. 1S. James in his Epistle also sayeth: If any be diseased among you, let him call for the elders of the congregation, and let them pray over him, and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up, and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
Chri. 1S. Iames in his Epistle also saieth: If any be diseased among you, let hym call for the elders of the congregation, and let them praye ouer him, and anoynt him with oyle in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith shall saue the sick, and the Lorde shall raise him vp, and if he haue committed sinnes, they shall be forgeuen him.
Phile. That God being faithfully called upon, will help in the time of sickness: we have many examples in the holy scriptures, which may worthily comfort us & stir up our faith toward God, looking for help at his most merciful hand. But for this present, let this one example of king Hezekiah suffice,1 whom being appointed to die, after he had called ⟨p. 117⟩•n the name of the Lord, the lord our God graciously heard his request, restored him to his health, & gave him .xv. years mo to live in this world after that his sickness. Notwithstanding, brother Epaphroditus, all be it we doubt not but that you praying unto God in this your sickness, God will mercifully hear you, and work that in you which shall be most unto his glory: and the health of your soul, yet forasmuch as you know not what is most expedient for you, be content in all your prayers to submit your will do the good will of God, which without all doubt tendereth the health of your soul more than any mortal friend tendereth the health of your body. In all temporal & worldly things, that you crave of God in your prayers, prefer the will of God unto your own will, and be content